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6 people A, B, C, D, E and F sit around a table for dinner. Since A does not like C, he doesnt sit either opposite or beside C.B and F always like to sit opposite each other. If A is beside F then who is are the two neighbours of B?

  1. D and C

  2. E and C

  3. D and E

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

With 6 people around a circular table, B and F sit opposite each other. If A is beside F, then A is adjacent to F but cannot be adjacent to or opposite C (given condition). Since B is opposite F, the two neighbors of B must be from the remaining people. By elimination and the constraint that A cannot sit beside C, the two neighbors of B are D and E.

AI explanation

To answer this question, let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:

Option A) D and C - This option is incorrect because if B is sitting beside F, then C cannot be one of the neighbors of B because A does not like C and doesn't sit beside or opposite C.

Option B) E and C - This option is incorrect for the same reason as Option A. If A is sitting beside F, then C cannot be one of the neighbors of B.

Option C) D and E - This option is correct. If A is sitting beside F, then B must be sitting opposite A. In this case, the two neighbors of B would be D and E.

Option D) None of these - This option is incorrect since we have found the correct answer in Option C.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C. The two neighbors of B are D and E.

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